The Abbott RealTime MTB assay and the Cepheid GeneXpert assay show comparable performance for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in sputum specimens | Zendy

Sheng Fen Wang | Zendy; Xi Chao Ou | Zendy; Qiang Li | Zendy; Hui Zheng | Zendy; Yu Feng Wang | Zendy; Yan Zhao | Zendy

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The Abbott RealTime MTB assay and the Cepheid GeneXpert assay show comparable performance for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in sputum specimens

Author(s) -

Sheng Fen Wang,

Xi Chao Ou,

Qiang Li,

Hui Zheng,

Yu Feng Wang,

Yan Zhao

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

international journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278

H-Index - 89

eISSN - 1878-3511

pISSN - 1201-9712

DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2016.02.024

Subject(s) - genexpert mtb/rif , sputum , mycobacterium tuberculosis , tuberculosis , liquid culture , microbiology and biotechnology , medicine , mycobacterium tuberculosis complex , virology , tuberculosis diagnosis , biology , pathology , botany

To evaluate the performance of the newly developed technology Abbott RealTime MTB assay (RealTime MTB assay) for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in sputum specimens and to compare its performance with that of the Cepheid GeneXpert assay.

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